on 1-29-2009 4:29 PM Aldo Foot spake the following:
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Les Mikesell lesmikesell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
Anne Wilson wrote:
Are the failures power related, or is the system just shutting down on its own?
If the latter, I would suspect either a power supply or a processor fan. If the former, maybe you need to invest in an inexpensive UPS.
I do have a UPS, and it's fully charged. The system is just spontaneously rebooting or shutting down.
My first guesses would be the system power supply or the CPU fan.
-- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com
Yesterday I had a system shutting down on its own. It would power up and stay on, but I discover that the PSU fans were not spinning. The failing fans explained a warning message at POST indicating that the system was overheating and needed immediate repairs.
~af
I have a recovered desktop at home that was my daughters. Sometimes it powers up and shuts off, and sometimes it will die before it gets out of the post screens. I suspect the CPU fan, but since I don't need the system right now (I just gave her a better one so she is happy), it sits until I have time.
There are many ways a system can break, and some of them can be very difficult to figure out without a bunch of spare parts you can swap.